Best Selling Books by Chris Raschka

In this story--told almost entirely in the cat''s meows--a young girl steps on her cat Marigold''s tail, the hurt cat runs for cover, and after an apology, all is forgiven.

Two cats fall in love in a rose garden.

A heartfelt and playful ode to the father-child relationship, by two-time Caldecott-medal-winning author Chris Raschka King and Jester, Boat and Captain, Mountain and Climber... fathers and children are all of these things and more in Chris Raschka''s tribute to this familial pair. Each stanza presents three scenarios in which the father and child''s roles are subtly balanced. The pairs vary between stanzas, coming together in a visit to an ice-cream truck. With minimal text and maximum emotion, the book encapsulates Raschka''s own passion and nostalgia for being a father to his [now-grown] son. Ages 3-5

Two-time Caldecott Medalist and New York Times–bestselling picture book creator Chris Raschka pays tribute to one of the most quintessential events of childhood—getting new shoes—in this boldly illustrated and inspiring book for the youngest reader. When a young child discovers a hole in a sneaker, mother and child embark on a big childhood adventure—a trip to the store to pick out new shoes. From having feet measured and making a selection to finally showing off the new shoes to a friend, this momentous child moment is treated with respect, excitement, and page-turning energy in a wonderfully age-appropriate picture book. Caldecott Medalist and New York Times–bestselling picture book creator Chris Raschka joyfully captures the event from the child’s point of view. New Shoes is a preschool classic in the making.

"A picture book biography of Mary Lou Williams, an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of songs, and wrote arrangements for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and is an artist often overlooked in the canon of American music because of her gender and skin color"--

"Cualquier niano que haya tenido un juguete muy querido entenderaa la tristeza de Daisy, cuando, jugando, un perro maas grande rompe su pelota favorita. En un libro sin texto, Raschka explora solamente con imaagenes la alegraia y la tristeza de tener un juguete especial. Las ilustraciones impresionistas y su enternecedora historia hacen de este libro una obra especialmente interesante para los amantes de los perros, para los maestros y para los padres que, de cuando en cuando, afrontan situaciones en que sus hijos pierden algo ''especial''."--Casadellibro.

As Wormy Worm wiggles and woggles, it is hard to tell which end is front and which end is back. Full color.

Simple words and illustrations detail some of the things that Doggy Dog is not, including a cat, a lamp shade, and a potato.

If you are a bunny, try a taste, take a gander, snuffle a sniff, relish a sound, and share a hug. Everything around is waiting. If you are a boy, or a girl, or a dog, or a kitty do like our friend Bunny. And enjoy.

Snaily Snail is loved all the time, no matter what he is doing.

If you mess with Goosey Goose, you will be in trouble.

A Shaker hymn about acceptance and sharing.

A collection of paperback books in a carrying case that have fun stories about silly animals like Buggy Bug, Cowwy Cow and Crabby Crab. each book.

Sluggy Slug will not go because he is sluggy. Full color.

In this splendid and playful volume, an acclaimed creative team presents examples of 29 poetic forms, demonstrating not only the (sometimes bendable) rules of poetry, but also the spirit that brings them to life. Full color.

Die Geschichte einer Freundschaft zwischen einem farbigen und einem weissen Jungen, die sich vorsichtig einander annähern.

Retells the story of the Mozart opera, in which the noble Prince Tamino seeks the fair Pamina against a backdrop of the battle between darkness and light.